Animal poke



Feb. 27, 1923.

J. BOLF ANIMAL- POKE Filed May 4, 1922 Patented .1 sin. 27, 1923.

" iren "rares- PATE ' JOH 1\T---BOLF, OF MILES, TEXAS.

ANIMAL POKE.

Application filed Maya, 1922. Serial No. 553,474.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Bonn, a'citizen'bows and has particular reference to the provision of bows or pokes tobe placed upon the neck of an animal to prevent the animal from breakingthrough a wire fence or similar barricade.

The invention embo-dies in an animal poke of the above type, theprovision of'a collar to be placed upon the neck of the animal withcatching device's arranged at the upper and lower ends of the collarforengagement with fence bars or other obstructions to prevent theanimal breaking through the fence.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated inv the accompanying drawing, and,pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views za Figure l is a side elevationa-lview of an animal yokeconstructed in accordance with the present invention, the same beingillustrated in position upon the neck of an animal as indicated bydotted lines, and also arranged adjacent a fence post,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the poke showing theintermediate collar portion and the upper and lower hooks carried by theopposite ends of the collar, and further showing by dotted lines, onesideof the collar moved to an open position,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of one of the hookmembers illustrated by dotted lines in a closed wire engaging position,

Figure 4: is an edge eleva-ti'onal' view of the hook end shown in Figure3, i v

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the spring clipconnection be tween the side sections of the collar,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational i time view of that portionof the deviceshown Figtire 5, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the hingeconnection between the side sections of the collar.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, the animal pokeembodies i a collar section formed of curved opposite sides 1 and 2hinged together as at 3, the side section 1 being movable relative tothe opposite side section 2 with the free Swinging end thereofdetachably, connected to the opposite side section. As shown in Figures5 to 7, upper and lower spaced arms 4 project fromgthe side section 2,the free end of the side section'l carrying an extension 5 1 that ismoved into flat engagement with the adjacent arm 4. The upper armst arepro vided with aligned openings 6 into which a spring clip 7 isprojected,'the same being carried by the inner face of the extension 5,the hook 8 upon the end of the spring clip 7 engaging the side wall ofthe arm 4 adjacent the opening 6 of said arm, thereby detachablyconnecting the side sections 1 and 2 of the collar together.

The spaced bars 4 at the upper and lower ends of the collar are ofidentical construe tion, with similar retaining devices for the animalassociated with each pair of spaced bars, the detail constructionthereof being shown more clearly in Figure 3. The spaced side bars 4 areprovided upon their, outer ends with a curved hook shaped member 9, theside bars 4 outwardly of the collar 2' being spaced by rivetscooperating with the poke mechanism to be described, An angle arm 10 ispivotally mounted upon the rivet 11, and embodies leg extensions 12 and13 defining a crotch 14, theleg 13 normally occupying a position asshown in-Figures 1 and 3 between the ends of the spaced side bars 4:. Tomaintainfithe angle arm 10 so positioned, a band spring 15 secured as at17 to one of the connecting rivets, passes over the rivet 18intermediate the ends of the spring, with the outer free end of thespring disposed beneath the connecting rivet 19/ The lateral lug 20projects from the outerside of the angle leg 13 and overlies theadjacent end of the spring 15, resiliency being given the spring by therivets 18 and 19 cooperatingtherewith and normally retaining the anglearm in the position shown i in Figure 3. The arm 21 is slidably mount-110 i leg 12 of the angle arni and the adjacent end2l of the slidingarm.

*igu're 1 of the drawing illustrates a fence post 26 supportinghorizontal wires 2,? which are engaged by'the animal poke to prevent theanimal wearing the same from breatin}: tl'irough'thefence. In theoperation of the device, the animal moves in "proximity to the fencewire 27, and upon'pro-jecting its head between the 'cwires', the latterare receivedin the crotch let of the angle arm 10, engaging the legsection 1 2'to shift theangle arm-and sliding arm 21' againstthe tensionofthe springlfias shown in FigiireS with the Wire I 2? finally receivedin" the notches "25, of thee'nd hooks 9, and when so disposed,

'theleg 18 of the angle arm closes t lie outer si'des' o'f the notches25 and locks the poke to the fence wires. Backing movement ofthe animalwill permit the spring 15 to restore the angle arm it to the full lineposition shown in Figure 3, at which time the poke will be readilydisengaged from the fence wires. 7

While the form of the invention herein 8 shown and described is what isbelieved to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless tobe understood that various forms, modifications and arrangements oi theparts may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope ol theinvention as claimed. I

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is g Inan animal poke, a collar, hook shaped 45 arms projecting fromeac-h endthereof and having notches in the inner sides of the arm hooks, an anglemember emboding a pair of legs pivotally mounted between the an centarms, a spring associated with one of ithedegsj of the angle member anda rod slidabIy" mounted between the arms and pivotally connected totheangle member to be moved inwardly ofthe open side or the arm hooks tomove the tensioned le of the 55 angle member to a position-overiying thehook notches.

In testimony whereof I a'liix'my signature.

JOHN BQLF.

